Xia Qingtiān coaxed the system for a while before it grudgingly forgave her.
“From now on, I won’t be in your life anymore, nor will you have access to those small items from the Chosen Mall. You must be extra careful about everything.
When facing any situation, discuss it more with Gu Yao Yang. That guy, although his words aren't the best and his temper isn't exactly good, he's intelligent, and…
He loves you very much.”
“Ew…” Xia Qingtiān felt that the system, which had always been a trickster, had suddenly changed its ways, giving her a very uncomfortable, nauseating feeling.
“What’s with that tone?” the system protested indignantly. “I told you! I have my pride too! Really! I’m angry!”
“Thank you.” Xia Qingtiān took a deep breath and said, “Without you, I might… still be in that well, a lonely soul unable to be reborn.”
She meant that with all her heart.
If it weren’t for the system, she wouldn’t have had the chance to be reborn.
She wouldn’t have had a warm family, her own career, fulfilled her dream in the entertainment industry, nor would she have the love she had now.
Xia Qingtiān was truly grateful to the system, even though it was incredibly troublesome.
“Really…” The system finally said sheepishly, “Why are you being so emotional now? It’s quite sickening.”
“…” Xia Qingtiān held back a barrage of insults.
Hadn’t this darn system been making her feel sick for ages!
What was it playing at!
“You should just get lost quickly.” Xia Qingtiān said coldly.
“I’ll leave even if you don’t tell me to!” the system grumbled. Just as it was about to depart, it seemed to remember something and said, “Oh right, the SSS-grade gift package, I almost forgot to give it to you.”
As soon as the system finished speaking, a golden gift box appeared before Xia Qingtiān.
This was the first time it had seen someone truly receive an SSS-grade gift package, and even it didn’t know what treasures were inside.
“I’m leaving now~ I’m really leaving this time.” No matter what was inside, the system felt that it was what Xia Qingtiān deserved.
“System, since this is the end, answer my last question.” Xia Qingtiān held the SSS-grade gift package and looked at the glowing orb floating before her eyes. “What exactly are you?”
“Let me think…” The system’s final response was a light chuckle and an answer, “You humans like to call me ‘Destiny’.”
With that, the light point completely vanished.
“Destiny… huh?” Xia Qingtiān found it somewhat absurd, but when she thought about all the experiences she’d had over the past so long.
Even the most absurd things didn’t seem so absurd anymore.
Lowering her head, Xia Qingtiān looked at her “SSS-grade gift package,” wondering what this thing could be.
Suddenly, a beam of light radiated from the gift package, engulfing Xia Qingtiān at an extremely rapid pace.
The light was so bright she couldn’t open her eyes. Immediately, she heard the cry of an infant. Before Xia Qingtiān could recover, the light and the baby’s cries gradually faded.
It was as if they had never existed.
“Mmm…” Xia Qingtiān’s throat let out a weak, monosyllabic sound.
“Qingtiān?” Hearing this sound, Gu Yao Yang immediately held Xia Qingtiān’s hand tighter.
Xia Qingtiān slowly opened her eyes. The sight before her was a blur of white, which then gradually focused. She saw Gu Yao Yang’s face close to hers. “Water…”
She was a little thirsty.
After her senses returned, she was immediately hit with clear pain.
It hurt so much.
“There’s warm water here.” Xia Qingyu, who had been guarding Xia Qingtiān with Gu Yao Yang, immediately handed her a cup of water. “Sister, how are you feeling? Does it hurt?”
Xia Qingtiān wanted to speak, but she was too weak, and her throat felt like it was being scraped by sandpaper, dry and stinging.
Only after the warm water soothed her throat did Xia Qingtiān feel a little better, but she was still weak. She could only give Xia Qingyu and Gu Yao Yang a comforting smile before drifting back into a daze.
Seeing this, Gu Yao Yang let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed the system hadn’t lied to him.
Xia Qingtiān woke up at dawn. However, she knew the recovery period ahead would not be easy.
As expected, three hours later when Xia Qingtiān woke up again, she began to moan and cry out in pain.
She also started to develop a fever. The anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing medicines prepared on the ship could finally be put to use.
Miáo Tóng also painstakingly concocted a Gu medicine to accelerate wound healing.
After all the trouble, five days later, Xia Qingtiān could finally sit up and no longer needed to be fed.
During this time, Aunt Liu couldn’t help but come over to cry a few times, and Xia Honglang sighed in distress.
He couldn’t understand why Xia Qingtiān always ended up injured whenever she went out.
No one mentioned Xiang Xue Yu’s matter. When Xia Honglang and Aunt Liu asked, everyone simply said that there had been a gang fight on the dock that night, and Xia Qingtiān and her sister were accidentally caught in the crossfire.
Xia Qingyu also said that Xia Qingtiān was injured while protecting her.
“If you ask me, the public security abroad is truly too terrible. It’s much safer in our country.” Xia Honglang stood by the sickbed and sighed, “It will be better once we return home.”
“Mhm.” Xia Qingtiān responded with a dry laugh, “It will be better when we get back.”
“Getting injured every time you go out, you…” Xia Honglang originally intended to say that Xia Qingtiān was perhaps too unlucky, and maybe they should invite someone to perform a ritual or something upon their return. But he worried that the younger generation would find him old-fashioned, and since Xia Qingtiān was still injured, he swallowed the rest of his words.
“I can only say that I’m unlucky.” Xia Qingtiān comforted Xia Honglang. “It’s fine now, surely we won’t run into pirates or anything on the sea, right?”
“Bah, bah, bah!” Aunt Liu, who was peeling an apple by Xia Qingtiān’s bed, glared at Xia Qingtiān and said crossly, “Your words carry weight! Don’t speak such nonsense!”
“Heh heh…” Xia Qingtiān chuckled and said no more.
After Aunt Liu and Xia Honglang left Xia Qingtiān’s room, Shi Xing Wu dragged Li Xiao Zhong over. “Goddess sister, are you feeling better today?”
“Much better.” Xia Qingtiān replied. “It doesn’t hurt if I don’t move, it’s just a bit itchy.”
“It should be the wound healing.” Li Xiao Zhong looked at Xia Qingtiān’s face, noting that her complexion had indeed improved considerably.
“That means you’re getting better.” Shi Xing Wu said with a laugh. “Goddess sister, don’t be afraid.”
“What am I afraid of? I’m not bragging, but I have plenty of experience with injuries.” Xia Qingtiān said with a smile.
“What’s there to be proud of?” Xia Qingyu entered from the doorway, her tone full of displeasure. “You’re so amazing! Should I write it in your file?”
Hearing Xia Qingyu say this, Xia Qingtiān stuck out her tongue, looking like she’d been caught playing a prank.
Seeing this, Li Xiao Zhong cleared his throat to ease the situation and said, “Have you guys heard about the Ghost of the High Seas?”
“What?” Xia Qingtiān and Xia Qingyu both looked at Li Xiao Zhong.
“It’s true!” Shi Xing Wu became animated. “Li Xiao Zhong and I heard about it together. Apparently, the ship’s staff saw a ghost!”